Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Drawings I

"Colored Thoughts," an old self portrait of sorts that still seems up to par with some of my latest work. Thought it appropriate to start out with this image for some reason. I'm afraid that this first post will include quite a bit of material, so forgive the influx of work. Thanks to anyone who is visiting for the first time (which would be anyone right now). Here are a lot more of my drawings. Some of these involve fan art, so those characters are property of their respective owners.

An abstract life drawing of Erika. Actually did this straight ink to paper. No underlying pencil work or anything. Strange how sometimes a lack of preparation in one's image can lead to a confidence in style and form.

Reborn! fan art. Actually done with pencil, used PS to make it look like an ink drawing. It was really quite fun drawing both of those four barrel guns. Character copyright of Akira Amano.

Squirladile... 'nuff said.

The Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk from southern India that traveled all over the continent, often portrayed in traditional Asian artwork as a symbol of enlightenment. Even contemporary artists like Takashi Murakami have exhibited his image in their work. His typical barbarian beard and wide eyes are defining markers for his portraiture. He was said to have cut off his eyelids in order to force himself to stay awake. His sleep deprivation was supposedly what allowed him to reach true enlightenment. All in all, a good excuse to try out some calligraphy style ink work.

One of my favorites.

Yeah I'm a Moogle, so what, wanna fight about it?

Kappa are typical water demons in Japanese culture. Often depicted as a cross between monkeys and turtles, they can be shown as viscous, mischievous, or sometimes just cute.